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executor

[ ig-zek-yuh-ter ek-si-kyoo-ter ]

noun

  1. a person who executes, carries out, or performs some duty, job, assignment, artistic work, etc.
  2. Law. a person named in a decedent's will to carry out the provisions of that will.


executor

/ ɪɡˈɛʊə /

noun

  1. law a person appointed by a testator to carry out the wishes expressed in his will
  2. a person who executes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𳦳ܳٴǰˌ󾱱, noun
  • ˌ𳦳ˈٴǰ, adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of executor1

1250–1300; Middle English executour < Latin ūٴǰ, equivalent to ū ( tus ) ( execute ) + -tor, -tor; replacing Middle English esecutor < Anglo-French essecutour < Latin, as above
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of executor1

C13: from Anglo-French executour, from Latin ūٴǰ, from ex- 1+ sequi follow
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Example Sentences

Answer: A successor trustee’s role is similar to that of an executor.

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Dear Liz: I have named my daughter as executor of my revocable living trust.

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Sir Steve, who is a partner at pensions consultancy LCP, used a Freedom of Information request to see a copy of the letter the DWP sends out to families and executors.

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His death was confirmed by the Toronto Star, which attributed the news to Hudson’s estate executor and said he “passed away peacefully in his sleep.”

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In several of the cases I looked at, Craybeck Law - and chiefly Ron Hiller - not only acted as attorney but also executor of clients' wills.

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